Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max: A3256 / A3257 · 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB; Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue; dual eSIM only
Samsung Galaxy S24+ (SM-S926B): SM-S926B/DS (Europe and many international markets), 12 GB RAM; 256 GB or 512 GB. The US/Canada SM-S926U/W models with a different chip, the 6.2-inch S24 and the S24 Ultra are separate models.
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max | Samsung Galaxy S24+ (SM-S926B) |
|---|---|---|
| Release year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Display | 6.9-inch Super Retina XDR OLED; 2868 × 1320, 460 ppi; ProMotion up to 120 Hz; Always-On Apple | 6.7-inch (6.5-inch with rounded corners) Dynamic AMOLED 2X; 3120 × 1440 (QHD+); adaptive 1–120 Hz; Vision Booster Samsung |
| Brightness | 1,000 nits typical, 1,600 nits HDR, 3,000 nits outdoor peak; 1 nit minimum Apple | — |
| Build and glass | Aluminium unibody; Ceramic Shield 2 front, Ceramic Shield back Apple | — |
| Water resistance | IP68 (up to 6 m for 30 minutes) Apple | — |
| Chip | A19 Pro; 6-core CPU (2 performance, 4 efficiency), 6-core GPU with Neural Accelerators, 16-core Neural Engine Apple | — |
| Storage | 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB Apple | — |
| Main camera | 48 MP Fusion Main, 24 mm, ƒ/1.78, second-generation sensor-shift stabilisation Apple | — |
| Ultra wide camera | 48 MP Fusion Ultra Wide, 13 mm, ƒ/2.2, 120° field of view Apple | — |
| Telephoto camera | 48 MP Fusion Telephoto, 100 mm (4×), ƒ/2.8, tetraprism, 3D sensor-shift stabilisation Apple | — |
| Video | 4K Dolby Vision up to 120 fps; ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2, Genlock Apple | 8K (7680 × 4320) at 30 fps; slow motion UHD 120 fps, FHD 240 fps Samsung |
| Front camera | 18 MP Center Stage, ƒ/1.9; 4K Dolby Vision up to 60 fps Apple | 12 MP, ƒ/2.2, 80° Samsung |
| Battery | Up to 39 hours of video playback (35 hours streamed); lithium-ion Apple | — |
| Wired charging | About 50% in 20 minutes with a 40 W or higher USB-C adapter Apple | — |
| Wireless charging | Up to 25 W with MagSafe and Qi2 Apple | — |
| USB-C | USB 3 (up to 10 Gb/s), DisplayPort, charging Apple | — |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 7 (2×2 MIMO), Bluetooth 6, Thread, second-generation Ultra Wideband, NFC; Apple N1 wireless chip Apple | — |
| Cellular and SIM | 5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave), Gigabit LTE; dual eSIM only, no physical SIM Apple | — |
| Satellite and safety | Emergency SOS, Roadside Assistance, Messages and Find My via satellite; Crash Detection Apple | — |
| Buttons and sensors | Action button, Camera Control; Face ID, LiDAR, barometer, dual ambient light sensors Apple | — |
| Size and weight | 163.4 × 78.0 × 8.75 mm; 233 g Apple | 158.5 × 75.9 × 7.7 mm; 196 g Samsung |
| Operating system | iOS 26 Apple | Launched with Android 14 and One UI 6.1; security updates until 31 January 2031 Samsung |
| In the box | iPhone, 1 m USB-C charge cable, documentation Apple | — |
| Model code | — | SM-S926B/DS; Nano-SIM + eSIM, dual Nano-SIM or dual eSIM Samsung |
| Processor | — | 10 cores; 3.2 GHz, 2.9 GHz, 2.6 GHz and 1.95 GHz clusters Samsung |
| Memory and storage | — | 12 GB RAM; 256 GB (about 231.2 GB available) or 512 GB Samsung |
| Rear cameras | — | 50 MP wide (ƒ/1.8, OIS, 85°); 10 MP telephoto (3x optical, ƒ/2.4, 36°); 12 MP ultra-wide (ƒ/2.2, 120°); up to 30x digital zoom Samsung |
| Battery and charging | — | 4,900 mAh typical (4,755 mAh rated); about 65% in 30 minutes with a 45 W adapter and 5 A cable; Fast Wireless Charging 2.0; Wireless PowerShare Samsung |
| Battery life claim | — | Up to 31 hours video playback, 27 hours Wi‑Fi internet use, 92 hours audio playback Samsung |
| Connectivity | — | 5G (sub-6); Wi-Fi 6E (2.4 + 5 + 6 GHz, 160 MHz); Bluetooth 5.3; NFC; UWB; USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1) Samsung |
| Location and sensors | — | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS; accelerometer, barometer, fingerprint, gyro, geomagnetic, Hall, light and proximity sensors Samsung |
| Durability | — | IP68 (up to 1.5 m in fresh water for up to 30 minutes) Samsung |